generalship Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the leadership ability of a military general
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noun the office and authority of a general
generalcy.
WordNet
Gen"er*al*ship noun
Definitions
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The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general. Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene. Goldsmith.
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Military skill in a general officer or commander. -
Fig.: Leadership; management. An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a dust. Sterne.